Here's a good profile by the San Bernardino County Sun about of Jack Brown, the CEO of Stater Bros. Markets in Southern California. Stater Bros. also is the chief sponsor of the annual and massively popular Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino. Some excerpts about Brown and his leadership: But if Brown has a signature phrase, … Continue reading The man behind Stater Bros.
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Blizzard biking
First, a little introduction to this couple: https://vimeo.com/19980629 They are Adam and Christy Coppola, who are on their Give a Bike: 50 State Tour: [They] will be devoting a year of their lives to help give bikes to those in need. They will be the first to complete an unsupported bike tour of the 50 … Continue reading Blizzard biking
Exotic World is subject of a documentary
Exotic World, the burlesque museum once located off Route 66 in Helendale, Calif., and run by the irrepressible Dixie Evans, now is the subject of an upcoming documentary. "Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival" is being produced by Red Tremmel, a professor at Tulane University and a longtime scholar about gender and women's issues. Here's … Continue reading Exotic World is subject of a documentary
Pontiac mural will include likeness of Bob Waldmire
We learned a few days ago that a mural in downtown Pontiac, Ill., will use a design by Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire, who died of cancer in December 2009 before the mural was completed. Today, the Pontiac Daily Leader reports that the building's mural not only will include Waldmire's design, but also a likeness … Continue reading Pontiac mural will include likeness of Bob Waldmire
One of the characters of the Mother Road
The fellows at Third Story Films pay a visit to Frank Kohlrus at The Old Station on old Route 66 in Williamsville, Ill. https://vimeo.com/19449706 More about the Game On road trips can be found here.
A history of bottle trees
I thought the dozens of bottle trees erected by Elmer Long along Route 66 in Oro Grande, Calif., were a one-of-a-kind. But apparently not, according to an article by Virginia Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Bottle trees are a long-standing Southern thing, embedded in the life tapestries of African Americans, especially in the Mississippi Delta. … Continue reading A history of bottle trees
Help paint Bob Waldmire’s mural
The city of Pontiac, Ill., will be dedicating the Red Carpet Corridor Festival in May to the memory of prominent Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire. Festivities will include the public being invited to help paint a mural that Waldmire designed before his death from abdominal cancer in December 2009. The festival is set for May … Continue reading Help paint Bob Waldmire’s mural
Indie filmmakers claim they put piano in Miami bay
In the past few days, national media outlets have latched on to the story of a grand piano that mysteriously appeared on a sandbar in the middle of Miami's Biscayne Bay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OmLGN-SiUs It appears independent filmmakers Billy and Anais Yeager, who spent time on Route 66 in Two Guns, Ariz., shooting footage for their upcoming film … Continue reading Indie filmmakers claim they put piano in Miami bay
Tattoo you
Ron "Tattoo Man" Jones of Bartlesville, Okla., isn't the only guy who's decorated his body in a Route 66 theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdSxJMtUkH8 This is an early-stage tattoo done for Jim Bush of Chicago. The artist is Larry Brogan of Tattoo City Skin Art Studio in Lockport, Ill. You can see the finished product here in an … Continue reading Tattoo you
‘I have a dream …’
(This was originally posted four years ago. It's appropriate to repost it for the holiday.) This is the full version of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. https://vimeo.com/14517748 So what does King have to do with Route 66? Well, there's this passage: There are those who are asking the … Continue reading ‘I have a dream …’